Las Cruces, NM Building Safety: Building Inspections (2026)

Section 30-234 makes it the permittee's duty to notify the Community Development Department when work is ready for inspection, filing the request in writing, by phone or by fax at least one working day before the desired date and including the project address and permit number. Inspectors then either approve the completed portion or issue a correction notice for any code violation. Section 30-235 sets the sequence for one- and two-family dwellings: a foundation/concrete slab inspection after footing excavation and rough-in plumbing or electrical are in place but before concrete is poured; a frame inspection after roofing, framing and rough electrical, plumbing and heating lines are installed; an insulation inspection once framing is approved; a lath inspection before plastering; and a final inspection after finish grading, paving, landscaping and drainage are complete and electrical and mechanical/plumbing have signed off.

Parallel sections cover electrical, mechanical and plumbing inspections with their own rough-in and final stages. Section 30-240 bars work from proceeding past an inspection point without approval, and any change from approved plans requires revised drawings before further inspections continue. Section 30-241 requires an inspection record card kept on site until final approval. 00 reinspection fee whenever required work is incomplete, corrections have not been made, or the inspector cannot access the building, and no further inspection happens until that fee is paid. A certificate of occupancy under Section 30-243 issues only after building, electrical and mechanical/plumbing inspectors find no code violations.